mështekër

Albanian

Etymology

From Late Latin mastichinus (“gummy”) (compare Romanian mesteacăn (“birch”), Sicilian mastigona (“piney thistle”)), from Ancient Greek μαστίχινος (mastíkhinos), from μαστίχη (mastíkhē, “mastic”)

Noun

mështekër m

  1. silver birch, European white birch (Betula pendula, syn. Betula verrucosa)
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